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Watch the Label an Your Paper, aa It Carrie* the Dale Your Subscription Kaptrea. THE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Oar Col umns a Latchkey to Over l.M* Homes el Martin County. VOLUME XXXIX?NUMBER 39 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May 15, 1936 ESTABLISHED 1899 FIRE WARDENS IN COUNTY FIGHT 3 FIRES THIS WEEK Service Proves Valuable In First Real Test In Two Sections This Week Martin County's forest conserva tion forces went into action this week when several fires started in wooded areas of two townships. Most of the wardens in the county covered their territory, and three small fires were brought under con trol by Wardens Peel and Raw Is, it was reported Since the service was started in cooperation with the" State several months ago. ft w fires have been re ported in this county The several small fires reported were soon checked and little damage resulted Before the service was provided, fires ordinarily burned themselves out or were checked only by the elements. Apparently the service is very well organized, and for the first time in its history the county is assured an organized protection for its timberlands. County Warden Henry Hardison states that the important feature of the program is reports on fires when first started. When the public shows an active interest to the ex-' tent that fires will be reported when first discovered, it will be possible to afford a greater protection to for est lands Reports uill be gladly leceived by Mr Hardison or any one of the 14 or more assistant war dens in the county. Urjje Ri"ht Return p p Address on Mail The increasing number of new , residents is cheating quite a prob lem for the local postofTice in han dling mail deliveries, Postmaster L. T Kowden said this week Num erous inquiries are necessary near ly every day to complete delivery | of mail inadequately addressed, he said. However, delivery is made in most cases, but delays are frequent because the complete address is not given The confusion surrounding the delivery of mail can be eliminated if the patrons, when writing to friends and others, will place their return addresses on their letters or envelopes. Streets have been desig nated by markers here recently, and it is comparatively easy .for postal patrons to learn and use their ad dresses when writing, it was ex plained. Surroundings Mold Person's Character Beauty in one's surroundings be comes a part of one's life, charac ter and personality. It should not be set apart for only occasional en joyment. The homemaker who can select and arrange furnishings to make a room beautiful is an artist, said Miss Pauline Gordon, extension specialist in home management at State College "If your home has charm and distinction, it must be comfortable and convenient, soothing to the mind and productive of an inner contentment," she stated. "Have you ever entered a room that has gaudy-flowered walls, showy lace curtains, bright rugs, cver-decorated vases and lamps'' What type of person do you expect to And living in such a room? 'And what kind of people do you think would live in a room with soothing ivory walls, soft mellow lights, rugs with subdued and har monious coloring, quiet draperies, comfortable chairs in front of a Are, plenty of books, and a few good pictures?*' If your home is to be pleasant and attractive, it must be "home like," Miss Gordon pointed out. The woman who has a home of charm must make it livable. No Sessions of County Court Pending the completion of repairs to the Martin County courthouse, no sessions of the recorder's court will be held It is certain that no ses sion of the court will be held next Tuesday, but it is likely the tribu nal will resume its work Tuesday week, or May 26. Twenty-two cases are now on the docket for trial, several of which are scheduled for trial next Tues day. However, delays in those cases will be necessary, it was pointed out by Clerk of Court Wynne. Rain Wednesday Was Boon To Fanners and Gardeners I Rain falling in scattered sections of this county Wednesday evening brought a renewed hope to tobacco farmers and gardeners, but with many others dry weather conditions continue somewhat serious. The rain, the first of any consequence to fall since tlie 6th of last month, measured 42 of an inch here and wet the ground to a depth of about 4 inches, it was stated Earlier this month slightly over 14 of an inch of rain fell here, but the groynd was not very dry at that time and little attention was given the possibility of a spring drought following a wet winter. Four and one-half inches of rain fell here last month, bringing the total rainfall to I 15 30 inches so far this year. The showers falling last Wednes day evening covered only a small strip running west to east. GrifTms and Jamesville Townships to the south and Hamilton and Goose Nest to the northwest reported very lit tie, if any, rain. In those sections where the rain I was fairly plentiful, farmer start ed the following morning setting and re setting tobacco plants, some growers stating that they would be able to complete the transplanting task this week as a result of the Wednesday shower. Graham's Speech Here Tuesday lleard by 200 Kavunugh. Brady Freed in Federal Court This Vieek Judge I. M. Meekins Rules Evidence Insufficient To Convict Men William Draden and Frank J. Kavanagh, two white men arrested here last February for alleged mis representation in selling correspond ence courses, were freed in Federal court at Raleigh this week, \\ lien Judge Isaac M Meekins, the one time mentioned favorite son of North Carolina for the Presidency, ruled that the evidence against*the defendants was not sufficient to convict them A third defendant, John Franklin Williams, was also released along with Kavanagh. According to reports leaching here, the defense claimed that Mrs Clyde Maynard and At wood Gur ganus, two <>f those buying corre spondence courses from the school represented by Braden, misunder stood the sales agreement. Braden maintained that he explained to his victims that they would be in line or would be greatly aided in pro curing government jobs The wit nesses are said to have denied the argument advanced by Braden, and declared that the salesmen 'repre sented himself as-u government man and assured them of government employment upon completion of the course in about six weeks It is understood that numbers of people over the state gained the same impression from the corre spondence school representatives, as did Mrs Maynard and young Gurganus in buying the courses. Treasurer s Report From Woman's Club The annual report of the treasur er for the local Woman's Club for the fiscal year just recently ended discloses many financial activities of the organization for the period, in cluding aid to the schools, needy families and numerous other wel fare and civic undertakings Reve nue derived from dues, Kiwanis luncheons, a building and loan ma turity, rentals and miscellaneous sources, amounted to $1,173.71. Expenditures were made for caps and capes for the high school band, loan and library funds, lectures, and exhibits, in adidtion to those made^ for welfare and general purposes The report, submitted by Mrs. R. L Coburn, the treasurer, shows a balance of $167 28. Local People Attend Meet In Edenton This Week ? The Diocese of East Carolina held its annual convention at St. Paul's Church, Edenton, May 12-14. All the business of the convention was dispatched with harmony and read iness. The hospitality of the Eden ton people was most cordial. At the conclusion of the conven tion there was a celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the building of the present St Paul's church. Many visitors came for this special feature of the conven tion In adidtion to the rector of the Church of the Advenr, those attend ing the convention from William ston were Mr and Mrs. R H. Smith, Mr Charles Godwin, jr., Mr Reg Simpson, Mrs J H Saunders, Mrs Rome Biggs, Mrs. J G Staton, Mrs J. S. Rhodes, Miss Elsie Andrews, and Mrs E. F Moaeley. \ oters Are Asked To Choose Him on Basis Of Sen ice To State Intimates State Cars Used To Advance Campaign Of His Opponents Speaking to an audience i>f ap proximately 200 people in the high school auditorium Tuesday night, Sandy Graham, ltillsboro, candidate for governor m the June primary, brought his campaign into Martin County Willi an appeal to the vot ers to choose him on the basis of a comparison of his record of service to the state with that of other can didate in the race Mr Graham came to Wilhamston late in the afternoon, after spending a large part of the day 111 Washing ton County, greeting old friends, meeting new acquaintances and gen dally building his pulitical fences., Mrs. Graham accompanied her husband, as she has done on prac tically all Ins campaign trips forj several weeks. For his speech, Mr. Graham was introduced by J A Kverctt, prom inent Palmyra farmer who repre sented Martin County during a part of the ten years the llillsboro attor ney served Grange County in the lower house ol the state legislature. Mr Everett spoke briefly after H S Ward, Beaufort County attorney and former Congressman, had open ed the meeting with remarks laud atory of Mr Graham as a brilliant Democrat of the current school Mr. Graham made his appeal to the audience largely on his own views, though he several times at tacked the record of Ralph W Mi Donald, one of his rivals, while a member of tin* 1935 legislature and as often charged Clyde Hoey, an other rival with failure to take any definite stand on any issue. Mr Graham sharply assailed the present state administration for fail ure to cal la special session of the legislature to act on a tobacco com pact bill, repeal of the sales tax on food and necessities of life and a social security program. He said all these matters were pressing more than four months ago and that North Carolina should have taken tfje lead in the tobacco mat ter, rather than holding back and waiting for South Carolina and Georgia to act. Ho advocated a state highway commission "closer t othe people," and said he favors a commission of eleven members, one drawn from each Congressional district, in or der thfit quicker action can bo ob tamed on local road matters. He likewise sai dthat the state highway commission should have acted more qucikly in repairing tin damage done to the state's road sys tem by the recent hard winter. He praised the personnel of the com mission, saying the employees have "worked long hours for small pay," but he maintained that extra forces should have been put to work, us ing some of the surplus highway funds for that purpose. He reiterated his stand for coun ty control as the best solution of the liquor question, and advocated a state board which should have power to fix uniform rules for ail county systems, full control of the local units, however, to remain the boards of county commissioners. Mr. Graham denied that he is th< favorite candidate o fthe administra ! tion or any clique or faction He I said he is not being supported by I any state employees traveling about j Martin County and the state on state gasoline or that he "hed ap plied to Shelby for permission to I enter the race." Mr Graham illustrated his point (Continued on page four) Seine Fisheries End Season Wednesday: Is Poorest in Years Catches Are 25 Percent Of Normal, C. C. Fleming, Owner, Reported Fishery operators on the Roan oke suspended activities last Wed ! nesday. marking the close of one of the poorest fishing seasons in years Mr C C Fleming.- owner and op erator of the plants at Camp Foim and Jamesville, reported yesterday that the total catch this season was hardly 25 per cent of normal, hut that fish prices were fairly stable during the short time he operated his seines It is estimated that Ins plants handled half million herring this season, the fisherman stating] that he had sold every one of the fish, the price average around $5 a thousand High water in the Roanoke made seine fishing impossible in the] stream during the best part of the season, and it was not until the 27th | of April that the waters receded sul ficiently to permit operations Most of the fish hud passed on, but dur ing the last week in April and the first few days of this month, the fisheries made fairly large catches Apollo Artists To Cive Concert Hero The Apollo concert artists arc ox pooled to attract a large number o" people from all over this section when they give a program m the Baptist cliurch here next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Sponsored by the various churches of the county, including the ministerial association, the concert will be given witliout an -admission charge, but an ofTei - ing will be taken. The artists. Jack Outes and Signor Giovanni Sperandeo and Mrs Klsie Sperandeo. ucumpunist. cumc here highly recommended bv noted at tists of tlie nation. Those who have heard Mr Outes state that he lias a marvelous baritone voice and sings with ease and deep expression Frantz Proschowski, internation ally known vocalist of New York City says of Mr Sperandeo "He is the possessor of a rare, beautiful tenor voice of the Italian timbre and in quality so much like that of our great Caruso. His graceful style of singing has its charm. His singing, from the standpoint of vocal beauty and artistic rendition, should satisfy the most critical audience. I predict for him a splendid future as a con cert singei." Mother ol Local Man Dies At Dome In Plymouth Mrs. Sarah Tarkenton Clayton, mother of Mr I) V Clayton, cashiei of the Guaranty Hank and Trust Company hero, died at her home in Washington County last Tuesday following an illness of ten weeks' duration Funeral services were conducted Wednesday by Kov. C T Thrift, Methodist minister of I'lym outh. Mrs. Tarkenton, fi<> years old, was horn and reared in Mackeys, but had lived in Plymouth for some time. Besides Mr Clayton here, she leaves one daughter aYid three sons Several To Face Trial For Not Vaccinating Canines Several owners are scheduled to face trial in Justice J L Hassell's court here tomorrow afternoon for failing to vaccinae* then dogs in ac cordance with state law Most of the defendants are said to own dogs in the Free Union section of James vilie Township. Seven Pounds of Feed Will Produce 2-Pound Broiler Under ordinarily conditions it will take between seven and seven and one-half pounds of feed per bird to bring them to the two pound weight This will vary somewhat according to the vigor and vitality of the birds in refer ence to their ability to utilize feeds The management of the birds dur ing the fattening period will affect j the feed requirements An inten-l sive fattening period will also make' a difference in the amount of feed necessary. The figures given will,, however, bring the average bird to the two pound weight under ordi nary farm conditions ? Gets 28 Loafers Out of Flock of 136 Chickens ? F E Upton, of Camden County, culled his flock of 135 hens and found 28 loafers in the lot. County Democrats Will Hold Convention Here Tomorrow I Martin County Democrats will hold their convention somewhere in. the courthouse here tomorrow morn I ing at 11 o'clock, according to or ' gam/ation schedule followed, more j or less, over the state Attorney K | S Peel, chairman of the Martin County Democratic Executive Com nuttee. is scheduled to preside. The exact place for the meeting has- not been determined. Mr Peel explain ing that the courthouse auditorium is undergoing repairs and that it might be posible to handle the con vontion business m the commission ers' room However .if the room is not large enough to accommodate the delegates, the meeting will be held in some other budding As far as it could be learned to dav. the business before the con Isention will be lumli'd in tin- selec tion of delegates lo the state con vention ui Kalcigh next mouth Km tit It'll to send oiU' delegate for each 125 vott's cast for go s ri'iuM 111 the 1932 election. Mai tin will have res creations for 30 reprcsentati\cs at the Raleigh meeting Ordinal il> any Denuni.it in good standing is pornbtled to attend the slate meet ing. hut there have been tunes when the convention selected and instruct ed its delegates Then' is little doubt this yeai but that the con vention will indorse Franklin D Koosovelt foi Plesidelit Since olds' one or two precincts held meetings last Satuidav to se led delegate^, all Democrats are in vited to attend the county conscn 1 l ion toinoi i oss morning iN umber 1 lomes To lie linill Here This Spring Work KxjMTtwl To Start Imnndialel\ On .1 !Y '\\ Projects Work Started On $6,000.00 Baptist Church Addi tion ThisAV eek Wilhaniston's seasonal building program is gaining nionu'iitum lap idly with work just about coinplct ed on two projects, and operations netting underway on about live oth ei > Plans foi several more home , are being formulated, it is under stood The program, started the Lit tei part ??f last year and likely to continue during this scar, is lough ly estimated to cost approximately $75.(100 A grealci pal t of the pio gram is contend on home construe t loll. Wilhamston's new medical otl'ice.s on Smitliwiek Stret are just ahout completed, and the $12,000 primary school building here will he finished very shortly Construction woi k on a home for Miss Kate lMiilpotf on Warren Street is being rushed, and the modern two apartment home being huill hy Mrs Knima Thomp son on Main Street will he leady for occupancy .shortly Mis Thompson just recently Imilt a small home on West Main Street and is starting another just oil Main Street Construction work got underway | on an eight room addition to the Baptist church, and a new home ha Mr. and Mis Luther Culpepper on Marshall Avenue Mr and Mrs Marvin Button are building a two story home on Simmons Avenue, and Mr V J Spivcy is planning the construction of a lion ;c on the same street next to the York and Andcr son property. (IrilTm Brothers aie considering the construction of two more homes on Williams Street in the next few weeks, it is under stood. In addition to this building pro gram, other construction activities are being considered, but plans have not been announced. Rules Liquor Board Subject To Taxation Raleigh -Attorney General A A F Seawell ruled recently that al coholic beverage control board stocks and buildings, if owned by the boards, are subject to adva ' lorum taxes of municipalities and counties. Seawell said "it is probable that the Supreme Court, if a case should i come before it involving the t.ixa tion of stock and property of ARC stores, would say that they are sub ject to tax" in leply to an inquiry J from J. M Aldridge, tax collector at LaGrange. Pointing to two recent decisions on taxes on property of municipali 11os Seawell said "as in all other cases where a departure seems to be made from settled doctrines by de cision of the supreme court the mat ter is still in some doubt as to the extent to which the decisions may be applied." He added it was his opinion the property used for the sale of liquors and tfie stocks Of liquors are "not protected from taxes on the theory that it is the property of a mumci pality used for governmental pur poses " Liquor stocks, furryture and fix tures in Martin County have no' been listed for taxation, and as far as it can be learned, no other boards have listed liquor stocks for taxes. I TOBACCO MEET An important meeting of lo cal tobacco warehousemen and business representatives will be held in the offices of the liar rison Wholesale Company next Tuesday night at H o'clink, it was announced today by Mr, Robert Ingram. The question of money will not be discussed at the meeting, and no plans will be made to raise money, it was explained. Other matters that are considered of much import ance to the market and town w ill be discussed, and it is hoped the business interests will be well represented. Myslen SuitoiiihIs Skeleton round in \<ljoinin^ (,ounl\ + Belief That Skeleton Was Daughter of Martin Couple Unfounded Mvslt'iy still sin Illinois the limi inn of ;i liuiiian skeleton in a ditch no a farm neat Washington in Beau hilt Counts a less days an<> In ?11111 les made by otlirei ? in two counties have hroii^ht no infoir- a linn that will solve the my-h i \ The skeleton l- that of a wopiiin, hut just how old it is no one eeins to know. The disappeai anre ?? f a | t i -on in the section where the .skeleton Was found is iera I led hy the older resi dents I lowevei , a Mis Jackson, daunhtei of Mi and Ml Charles Jackson, who now live on a faiin near Wilhamston. disappeared from her home about ill years an?> (>111 icrs interviewed Mi Ja< kson, hut the facts indicated that the skele ton is not that of Mi - Jackson Mrs Jackson, an old lady who caiiies the marks of many hard ships and numerous troubles, wis vei y much affected a she related the disappearance of her daughter The daughter, IB yeai ( Id, tall and handsome at that tune, was last seen hy her folks on a Sunday morn inn J1 years an<> It was later learned that she went ulT with a carnival, and for about two yeais oc easional correspondence was main tained The last news of tin younn woman came from Philadelphia, the daughter station thai she in in hi marry an Kalian, lescrihed as veiy handsome and tie* pnssessoi of money No otl er v oid has iwer laeri received from the daunhtcr since that time hy her relative in tins county 1 lalt-lfloli<lavs To Hcjrin Here June '?) Beginning June 3 and continuing until the middle of August, local merchants and other business firms will observe Wednesday afternoons as half holidays. A petition, cir (ulated this week by Merchant Charlie Frank, carries the signa lures of 35 busines owners, and the agreement represents KM) per cent closing during the two and one half months The half holiday schedule bus been observed here for the past sev eral summers, and has met with sue i ess in that it has caused no great inconv enemce to shoppers and that it has meant much to clerks and the business oj>er?tors themselves Coinciding with the opening of the baseball season on the home lot, the first half holiday is expected-to fit in nicely with the initial league celebration. SCARCITY LABOR REPORTED HERE BY JOBS Bl REM | Nearly 300 Men Employed On Federal Projects In This County Called upon to furniv.li a number "f workmen loi road etmsliuelton a tew days a^??. I lie county employ ment bureau had to iepoit a soar city of Ltood labor, it was learned to day Farming artivities have uivetv eniplo>ment to many ..t those whose names \\ ete oti the urn deployed rolls a lew w emits o.u ts. I I c<let a 1 aid projects, now undetwav in the coum it\. are wankim; ai ? >uttd *27") men. | a? e< a dinp, to Cm \ . . Clllllatn. bead of itlie Mat t;n employment liitieau bote Sr.is, iii.it ...!. \ in.-, iili.nn wall Hi. | tedei al aul ptaijeets and pi is ate eon | st i uet it ai woik now e 111 n under way to a tail 1 > lar^e extent have I Hist about lemetlied the unetnplny | inent ptobiem in this immediate see 1 t toll I I e HattlaW a> C. !. .11 Uv Hon Colli pan\ i .r p|o\ mi; appt- \:matel> 1 (111 men oil it 1, ,.,d p! ojet 1 In mi 1 spt tffl 1 it'eell to Kol .el 11 \ ille F 1 > Cline C> ai ; . am ai ouiiti ati i>i tin men .m the tieet widening | pi ojet t now untlei w a> in Roliei -oii \ 11 It* Ah. mt 7a 11.. a e I'.t ,u e w a .. 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Hus siu Man Tm i v, Catherine Wyniu', Fh/ahutli Hail.-y Kluvunth urade Dan Huulu Hold Point Honor Poll lor Till Month Fu.st hi adr (iill.cil Powell Tay lor, Elliott ('11?a i y, Hrlen C? rinic*s. Flam is Jolinst in, Kurht-1 Keel, Joyeo Keel Scc.tiitl uiatlr Kenneth Keel, Dor is Mallard, Annie Kli/uheth Rober soil, Ruth Muriel Roebuck. Thud jjiude Alee Knox, Lois Ev erette, Mai ion Clrnnes, Ruth Muriel Tu v lor Fourth M'ude Magnolia Edmond son, C'ail Atkinson, Kvelyn Keel, Iallie Weiithersbee. Fifth uruite Kli/.abeth Croom, Virginia Mae Keel. Irene Crawford. Sixth ^rade Gorman Parrisher, Roscoe Wheeless. Edwin Powell, Rai hel Warren. Mr. Eddie Culpepper Now Member Local Company - ? - ? Mr Eddie Culpepper, formerly of Elizabeth City, ts now associat ed with his father in the operation of the Culpepper Hardware Com pany here Luther Culpepper, jr., connected with the store for sev eral years, is now located in Eliza beth City Mr Culpepper and family are at home with his par ents on Simmons Avenue. Mr. and Mrs Luther Culpepper are building a new home on Marshall Avenue and they plan to move there during the late summer.